Otitis Flashcards
Who gets acute otitis media?
children - due to horizontal Eustachian tube
Where is the fluid build up in acute otitis media?
behind tympanic membrane
What are the symptoms in acute otitis media?
pull on ear, painful, fever, hearing impairment (due to vibratory bones), fullness/ear pressure
How can you diagnosis acute otitis media?
otoscopic examination
What will you see with acute otitis media on otoscope exam?
bulging and lack of mobility with pneumotoscopy, possibly red
How do you treat acute otitis media?
amoxicillin - first line
or: TMP-SMX, cephalosporin or azithromycin
What do you for resistant acute otitis media?
augmentin - amoxicillin+clavulanate
What occurs usually before acute otitis media?
URI than blocks tube then fluid builds up then bacteria infects
What is otitis media?
middle ear infection
What are the most common pathogens in AOM?
s. pneumonia, H.flu, Group A strep, m. cat
What presentation of AOM is emergent?
frank swelling over mastoid bone or cranial neuropathies or central findings
What is the surgical drainage of the middle ear called?
myringotomy
What can develop from untreated otitis media?
mastoiditis, requires CT, tx myringotomy + IV ABX
What is chronic otitis media?
chronic otorrhea with perforated tympanic membrane
What bacteria cause chronic otitis media?
p. aeru, s. aureus, proteus, anaerobes
Is chronic otitis media painful?
usually not
How you diagnosis chronic otitis media?
look in ear - see drainage and rupture; hearing loss
How do you treat chronic otitis media?
remove debris, use earplugs, avoid water, topical ABX drops, ABX
What is the oral ABX used to treat chronic otitis media?
ciprofloxacin 500 mg bid 1-6 wks
What are the topical ABX drops?
ofoxacin, ciprofloxacin w/dexamethasone
What is a surgical tx for chronic otitis media?
tympanic membrane reconstruction with temporalis muscle fascia
What is otitis externa usually called?
swimmers ear
What is malignant external otitis ?
osteomylitis of skull base that requires hospitalization
Who gets malignant external otitis?
DM or Immunocompromised
What causes external otitis?
gram - (pseudo, proteus) or fungi (ASPERGILLUS)
What causes malignant external otitis?
usually pseudomonas aeru
What are the symptoms of external otitis?
ear pain (tragus), redness and swelling, purulent discharge,
How does malignant external otitis present?
focal aural discharge, granulations in ear, deep otalgia, cranial nerve palsy
How do you dx malignant external otitis?
osseous erosions on CT
How do you treat external otitis?
swimmers ear - isopropyl alcohol + white vinegar
Infected - neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, hydrocortisone
Recalcitrant - oral fluroquinolone (cipro)
How do you treat malignant external otitis?
ciprofloxacin for months even if asymptomatic
What is cholesteatoma?
white debris in chronic OM, get head CT!
What is the most common form of OE?
acute diffuse, swimmers
What OE is associated with hair follicle?
acute localized OE (furunculosis)